The Future of Swarm Robotics
Swarm robotics have an expanding variety of uses, ranging from industrial to military and defense purposes. Back in 2015, the University of Lincoln unveiled...
Can The Cheetah Robot Provide Insight Into Tomorrow’s Robots?
It is the fastest robot in the world, inspired by nature: the cheetah robot that can run, jump over obstacles, and plan a route...
Biohybrid Jellyfish Could Monitor Hard-to-Reach Ocean Zones
A new approach to ocean monitoring is emerging from research into one of the sea’s most ancient creatures. Engineers from the University of Colorado...
Original Weapon to Counter Terrorist Threat from Drones
France’s Air Force has found an original method to cope with the risk of drones designed for surveillance or terrorist attack. A group of...
Wasps Can Improve UAV’s Flight Plans
As we all know, technology never rests. Every day we are witnessing progress and advancements and technologies like which we have never seen before....
World’s 10 Most Advanced Military Robots
Armies worldwide use various automated machines for military purposes, combat, cargo, intelligence gathering, and much more. The following are 10 of the world’s most...
New Technology Mimicks Dogs’ Abilities to Detect Explosives
By mimicking how dogs use their smelling abilities, a team of government and university researchers have demonstrated “active sniffing” as a means to improve...
New Eel-Inspired Stretchable Batteries are a Leap Forward for Wearable Electronics...
Researchers from Cambridge University have recently developed jelly-like stretchy batteries that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics.
Inspired by the muscle cells...
FireAnt Swarms Take a Bite Out of Heavy Armor
A new class of small, ground robots is being pitched for frontline missions: low-cost, networked unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that operate in coordinated swarms...
Inspired by Flies, This Robot Eye Sees 180 Degrees
Small drones and mobile robots increasingly operate in tight, cluttered environments where awareness must be both wide and fast. Conventional camera systems can capture...
Tiny Robots, Big Coordination: Learning From Ants
Coordinating large numbers of robots to perform complex tasks remains a major challenge. Traditional systems often rely on centralized control, detailed planning, and constant...
New Underwater Robot Moves Without Sound
A jellyfish like robot paves the way for the new generation of soft underwater robots. Developed by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for...
Hagfish Slime and Spider Webs to Combat Enemy Ships
The Panama City Division of the United States Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC PCD) is working to develop a non-lethal tool used to significantly...
The Future of Urban Warfare is Machine Gun-Wielding Robot Dogs
A Chinese team of researchers released a study that claims robot dogs equipped with machine guns can rival human accuracy and marksmanship, which could...
First Untethered Insect-Sized Flying Robot Developed
An insect-sized flying robot could help with time-consuming tasks like surveying crop growth on large farms or sniffing out gas leaks. These robots soar...
Nature-Inspired Development to Provide Military Camouflage
Camouflage can protect military personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. A material that can change color on demand could lead to an entirely...
Watch: This Robot That Swallows Stuff
For those in the know, Festo is a name means something. They’re a German industrial control and automation company for the most part that...
“Bat Radar” To Help Prevent Drone Accidents
Much has been said of the concern about aerial accidents due to drones crashing into other aerial vehicles and it may be that Panoptes System Crop...
Nature-Inspired Robotic Swarm Under Development
Schools of fish synchronize their behavior without a leader: each individual fish makes decisions based on what their neighbors are doing, through a natural...
Robot Dogs Used in the Battlefield can Reduce Risk for Human...
Animals and dogs in particular have assisted humans in battle for centuries. Recently, Ukraine has introduced a robotic dog that will soon be integrated...
Mini-Drones Swarm Launched from Aircraft in Impressive Demo
The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from planes in California. The information was released to the public only now by...
Meet the Palm-Sized Drone Built for Zero-Visibility Missions
Small drones are increasingly used in environments where visibility is limited, such as collapsed buildings, smoke-filled structures, and dense vegetation, but most navigation systems...
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How Do You Test a Missile Defense Radar? Fire a Missile...
Missile-defense systems cannot be validated using simulations alone. Radars and combat-management systems ultimately need to encounter physical targets moving through real airspace, allowing crews...
